Five days before Christmas in 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews vanished from her Colorado home, leaving only footprints in the snow — and decades of unanswered questions. Thirty-five years later, a shocking discovery exposed a name long hiding in plain sight. Join Sam and Phalisia as they unravel one of Colorado’s most haunting cold cases.

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Oxygen True Crime

CBS News

Wikipedia

9News (Colorado)

Colorado Springs Gazette

People.com

Denver7 (KMGH)

YouTube – “Missing at Christmas” (FilmRise)

On November 19, 2022, a gunman opened fire inside Club Q - one of Colorado Springs' only LGBTQ+ nightclubs - killing five and injuring dozens. The shooting, later ruled a hate crime, exposed years of ignored red flags and system failures. Amid the chaos, heroes like Richard Fierro and Thomas James fought back, saving lives and turning a night of hate into one of unimaginable courage and resilience.

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Wikipedia - Colorado Springs Nightclub Shooting

City of Colorado Springs Police Department - Club Q Victim Update

The Colorado Sun - Timeline, 2021 Case Documents Unsealed

Business Insider - Timeline of the Club Q Shooting

9News - Club Q Victims Remembered

ABC News - Victims Remembered One Year Later

Them.us - Club Q Survivors One Year Later

Colorado Public Radio (CPR) - Arrest Affidavit, Survivors, Aftermath Coverage

The Guardian - Coverage of Sentencing and Victims

PBS / WGBH - 2021 Case Dismissed for Lack of Cooperation

Colorado Newsline - El Paso County Red-Flag Law Resistance and Unsealed Records

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Sentencing Press Release

Sam & Phalisia return with updates on three shocking Colorado cases: Barry Morphew, newly re-indicted after Suzanne’s remains were found; James Craig, the Aurora dentist sentenced to life for poisoning his wife; and the disturbing Return to Nature funeral home scandal that left families horrified. Expect true crime deep dives, wild twists, and plenty of paranoid sister banter!